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Adventures worth the drive from the syndicated newspaper/web column by Jim Fox

Welcome

Greetings to the many thousands of readers over the past month from across Canada and the United States, as well as countries including the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France, India, Australia, Japan, the Ukraine, Mexico, Romania and the Netherlands.

Electro-pop trio
Dragonette will take the stage, followed by a high-energy performance by multiple JUNO Award-winning Vancouver rock group
Hedley. Chart-topping GRAMMY® Award winner Nelly Furtado
will keep the crowd dancing as the clock ticks down to midnight. The
performers, along with the hosts, will gather onstage to countdown to
2013.

Come
and celebrate with us and enjoy two spectacular fireworks displays
planned for approximately 8:45 p.m. and
midnight. This year’s displays will be bigger than ever, featuring
2,000 pounds of fireworks launched from the Skylon Tower, down in the
Niagara Gorge, and for the first time, directly above the Falls
themselves!

The outdoor celebration also features a variety of food and beverage vendors, as well as an outdoor licensed
area. As always, the presence of security and policing will be on-site to ensure everyone’s safety throughout the night.

“Niagara
Parks will once again be the place to be on New Year’s Eve,” said NPC
Chair Janice Thomson. “Our thanks
go to our community stakeholders and partners for their continued
support of this great event. It really is exciting to see the whole
community join in celebrating this special night in such a landmark
location.”

"People are already talking about this year's party with ET Canada," said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. "We're
thrilled that the rest of the country can join us, as Canada's biggest party is about to get bigger."

For
those who prefer to celebrate at home, ET Canada will go live from
Niagara Falls during its regular timeslot
at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Global, featuring exclusive interviews with the
performers, and to take viewers behind-the-scenes at the concert venue.
The two-hour coast-to-coast live television broadcast countdown will
then begin at 10 p.m. ET/PT, hosted by ET’s Cheryl
Hickey, Matte Babel and Rosey Edeh.

"Year
after year, ET Canada's celebration continues to grow as Canadians
flock to Niagara Falls to be part of
the action," said Barb Williams, SVP of Content, Shaw Media. "With a
stellar musical line-up and spectacles to match, ET Canada knows how to
throw a party that will have people talking well into the New Year."

Last year’s New Year’s Eve broadcast on Global peaked at 12:01 a.m. with 1.9 million viewers with a total reach
of 4.8 million (2+ national) tuning in, while the annual event itself attracted over 60,000 people to Queen Victoria Park.